10247. Fact

The muzzle of a lion is like a fingerprint; no two lions have the same pattern of whiskers.

10248. Fact

In 1992, approximately 750 deaths occurred in the United States due to workplace violence

10249. Alloy

Alloy : german silver
Composition : cu (60%), zn (25%), ni (15%)
Use : for making utencils.

10250. Fact

In 1967, the IMAX film system was invented by Canadian Ivan Grame Ferguson to premier at Expo 67.

10251. Fact

Houseflies hum in the key of F.

10252. Fact

Tapioca is made from the starch in the roots of a poisonous plant known as bitter cassava.

10253. Fact

The average snail moves at a rate of approximately 0.000362005 miles per hour.

10254. Fact

The average person makes about 1,140 telephone calls each year.

10255. Fact

Bubble gum contains rubber

10256. Fact

The spray WD-40 got its name because there were forty attempts needed before the creation of the water displacing substance

10257. Fact

Chameleons can move their eyes independently. One eye can be looking forward and one eye backward at the same time

10258. Fact

When telephone companies first began hiring telephone operators, they chose teenage boys for the job. They switched to women because the teenage boys were wrestling instead of working and pulling pranks on callers

10259. Fact

In Hong Kong, delivery times are primarily influenced by traffic conditions on elevators. It often takes drivers longer to travel vertically than horizontally, as access to elevators is so congested during high peak hours. This is due to the volume of people residing in high rises

10260. Fact

The last land battle of the U.S. Civil War was fought in Texas

10261. Fact

McDonald's Big Mac slogan, introduced in 1975, is: Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, and a sesame seed bun.

10262. Fact

Adolf Hitler wanted to be an architect, but he failed the entrance exam at the architectural school in Vienna

10263. Alloy

Alloy : bronze
Composition : cu (75 to 90%), sn (25 to 10%)
Use : for making coins, idols, utencils.

10264. Alloy

Alloy : brass
Composition : cu(60% to 80%), zn (40 to 20%)
Use : for making household utencils.

10265. Fact

In October 1973, Swedish sweet maker Roland Ohisson of Falkenberg was buried in a coffin made of nothing but chocolate

10266. Aircraft id

Aircraft id mark :
Zimbabwe : z

10267. Fact

There are over 2,000 different types of cheese in the world

10268. Fact

It takes about three hours for food to be broken down in the human stomach

10269. Fact

Most American women have their first baby when they are 24.3 years old

10270. Fact

It is illegal in Lafayette, Louisiana to play a musical instrument for the purpose of attracting attention, without a license.

10271. Fact

Approximately 18 billion disposable diapers end up in landfills each year. These diapers can takes as long as 500 years to finally decompose

10272. Fact

Most of a hog's sweat glands are in its snout.

10273. Fact

Every year Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes, 1,000 of which measure above 3.5 on the Richter scale

10274. Fact

The highest consumption of Pizza occurs during Super Bowl week

10275. Fact

Pope Adrian VI choked to death after a fly got stuck in his throat as he was taking a drink from a fountain

10276. Fact

On a bingo card of 90 numbers there are approximately 44 million possible ways to make bingo.

10277. Fact

An ant can detect a movement through 5 centimeters of earth

10278. Fact

Navel oranges got their name because the bottom of this type of orange resembles a belly button or navel

10279. Fact

In what country will you find the most Universities? India.

10280. Fact

Lightning strikes the earth about 8 million times a day.

10281. Fact

Smartest dogs: 1) Scottish border collie; 2) Poodle; 3) Golden retriever

10282. Fact

The Sphinx ( famous pyramid) was carved from one piece of stone.

10283. Aircraft id

Aircraft id mark :
Zaire : 9q, 9t

10284. Fact

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class

10285. Aircraft id

Aircraft id mark :
Vietnam : vn

10286. Aircraft id

Aircraft id mark :
Yugoslavia : yu

10287. Fact

Apples are part of the rose family

10288. Fact

Americans use about 100 million pounds of tea leaves every year.

10289. Aircraft id

Aircraft id mark :
Venezuela : yv

10290. Fact

The Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters (I was thankfully corrected by a friend: The Hawai'ian alphabet has 13 letters, A, E, I, O, U, H, K, L, M, N, P, W, ' (which is called an okina).

10291. Fact

More than 2500 left handed people are killed every year from using right handed products

10292. Fact

Human eye detects 10 million colors

10293. Fact

In Greece, the climate is so warm that many of the cinemas do not even have roofs

10294. Fact

More than 40,000 parasites and 250 types of bacteria are exchanged during a typical French kiss.

10295. Fact

The smallest man ever was Gul Mohammed (1957-1997) of India, who measured 1 feet, 10? inches

10296. Fact

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes

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